Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1894 — HOW THE PAPERS STAND. [ARTICLE]

HOW THE PAPERS STAND.

In the annual readjustment of safaries of presidential postmasters, announced last week, the salary of the Renssel <er office was increased from §I4OO to In the state the salaries in 15 towns in all, were increased; and. in 13 they were decreased. The only neighboring towns which are affected are, Kentland, increased from §I,OOO to §1,100; Crown Point, from §1,300 to §1,400; and Hammond from §2,000 to §2,300. The call for.the reassembling of the Republican congressional convention, at Hammond July 9th was published last Thursday. It recites that the delegates who met May 24th, having dispersed without performing the duty delegated to them of nominating a candidate for Congress, the said delegates are called to rc-assem-ble, for the purpose of nominating such ; a candidate. The call is., signed by R. H. Wells, chairman of Lake county; H. C. Long, Chairman of Fulton county; dl). E Simons, chairman of Porter county; James Mcßeth, chairman of White county and B. B irders, secretary of Pu'aski county, and later the names of Geo. M. Robinson, vice chairman, and C. E. Mills, secretary, of Jasper c m uty, were added. A democrat wanted to know what somebody had “agin” Grover Cleveland. Here are a few of the many things the American people have “agin” him: He ordered the Starsand Stripes hauled down at Honolulu, ami tried to restore a dissolute and blood-thirsty queen to the throne from which an indignant and outraged people liad driven her. He has insulted and abused every old Union sol w in the land. He has shut up the iiation’s mills, shops and factories, and by so doing has filled the land with idle workmen, with hungry women and children and with untold suffering and misery. He has blocked the wheels of commerce and has brought bankruptcy to thousands of honest and worthy men. AVe might mention other things, but these are sufficient The great man has made a most egregious failure as president, and the people will have a reckoning with both him and his party in 189 G.

The Kentland Enierprise,while ► holding that U. B. Laudis is the choice of a majority of the Republicans of the district, and arguing also that the “snapper” county convention at Crown Point, called obviously, as the Enterprise thinks in Mr. Johnston’s interest, justified the division of the Lake county delegation between Landis and Johnston at the Hammond convention, comes to the final conclusion that neither Mr. Johnston nor Mr. Landis can be elected this year, and that it is the duty of both, as good Republicans, to get out of the way, and let a new man be nominated. The Goodland Herald also advocates the nomination of a new man.

The Republican papers of this district are about as badly rattled and divided on the congn Ssional situation as the politicians and the people* generally seem to t e. The Logansport Journal, the leading liepublican paper of the district, at' first endorsed the nomination of Mr. Landis, very heartily. More recently it has shown sign i of watering. It is very anxious for a “settlement” bat haa not dearly indicated by what method it thinks ihesettlem< nt can be effected. It is how.

ever, rather disposed to ridicule “Bob Border’s bob-tail convention” called for July 9th. The Rochester Republican, an original Johnson paper, thinks the only thing to do now is to do its best to elect Mr. Landis, whom it regards as the legal candidate. The Monticello Herald, always a strong anti-Landis paper, hl- - published in a Landis county, is now his bitterest opponent in the district, if we except the ribald Chesterton Tribune. The Brookston Reporter is also opposed to Mr. Landis, but is much more fair and decent about it than is the Monticello Herald. The Valparaiso Vidette has kept Mr. Johnston’s name at the head of its ticket right along. It is an able advocate of Mr. Johnstou, and will endorse his nomination by the July 9th convention. So also will the Crown Point Star, the Chesterton Tribune, and probably the Lowell Tribune, and the Hebron Leader. The Hammond Tribune has been strongly for Landis. It has lately had a change of management, however, and is now taking a conservative course, and is more anxious for a peaceable settlement than anything else. num ac Republican, which has also been conservative in the matter, now thinks the only show for a Congressman is ’or both candidates to step aside and let a new man be nominated. The stand of the Newton county papers, the Kentland Enterprise, and the Goodland Herald, is mentioned elsewhere. They want a new man. The only Republican paper in Carroll county is the Delphi Journal, and, so far as able editorials are concerned, it is second to none in the district, but being Mr. Landis’ own paper, it is properly silent on the Congressional situation. In copying the comments ofroth r papers, however, it must be admitted that the Journal shows a quite pronounced predeliction for Mr. Landis!